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niiiKil witJi com that may prove to be widely applicable to other 

 vegetable fruits. 



The soi'i\ distribution of last spring embraced 1,332 packets, as 

 follows: Lima beans, 112; sweet corn, 329; eggplants, 267; 

 squashes, 216, and tomatoes, 408 packets, respectively. 



A branch for seed inspection has been oi^ened and the offer is 

 made to examine samples of clover and allied seeds as to their 

 jnirity. 



•Ehiring the year a two-storj' addition has been bnilt at the 

 Gardens that furnishes an office and tool-room upon the first floor 

 and space above for the many requirements in maintaining and 

 har%'e6ting the several crops. 



THE EXPERIMENT AREA OR GARDEN. 



The plan of the Garden proper is given upon the opposite page 

 and consists of two acres, divided into seven series with four plots 

 to each. Paths separate the series and others running lengthwise 

 of the grounds complete the approach to all sides of each plot. 

 There is an irregular block of ground at each end of the rec- 

 tangular plots, as shown in the plan, and these are occupied with 

 ornamental plants and grass experiments. 



The soil is fairly uniform in quality, it being a mixture of clay 

 and gravel, and at the outset was not of the best for garden pur- 

 poses, but its texture has been much improved by the annual appli- 

 C4ition of manure at the rate of twenty tons per acre for the past 

 twelve years. 



hi addition to the above area, one acre, in three long and widely- 

 separate<l strips in an adjoining field, has been used for the past 

 two ye^rs. Upon this ''new land" several of the corn-breeding 

 plots were located, and, lietween them, crossed beans and squashes 

 have l)efn grown. The sr.il of this recent addition to the College 

 Farm is far from satisfact^)ry for the best work in breeding where 

 a rich deep soil is a prime requisite, but it may be improved from 

 vear to vear. 



